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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Philip want to do by the time Christmas arrived in 1554?
(a) Take Mary back to Spain with him.
(b) Have his retinue spy on Elizabeth.
(c) Leave as soon as his child was born.
(d) Offer heretics repreive for the holiday.

2. When Thomas Wyatt confessed to the council about contacting Elizabeth twice, what did he tell her?
(a) He advised her to leave London and alerted her to his presence.
(b) He advised her to leave London and alerted her to her sister's presence.
(c) He advised her to stay in London and alerted her to her sister's presence.
(d) He advised her to stay in London and alerted her to his presence.

3. What happened on Elizabeth's journey back to London at Queen Mary's request?
(a) She tried to escape.
(b) She was almost kidnapped.
(c) She witnessed a mob.
(d) She was very ill.

4. What was the tradition for queens and kings as they awaited the birth of their child?
(a) The queen was confined without her ladies six weeks beofre birth and no one is to see her.
(b) The queen was confined with her ladies six weeks before birth and no one is to see her.
(c) The queen and king ware confined six weeks before birth and the only one to see them are their attendants.
(d) The queen was confined with her ladies six weeks before birth and the only man to see her is her husband.

5. What was Frances Brandon's second husband's occupation?
(a) Master of Horse.
(b) Tanner.
(c) Keeper of Clocks.
(d) Haberdasher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Charles V abdicated the throne, what did Philip's brother, the Archduke Ferdinand, become?

2. Why did Mary disallow Jane Grey's daily walks and freedoms at the Tower?

3. What did the act Parliament ratified to eradicate heresy from England give bishops the power to do?

4. According to Weir, what did Mary most likely suffer from that accounted for her not giving birth?

5. What was the expectation regarding Mary's relationship with Philip that she did not meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the atmosphere at Hampton court when Mary and Philip arrived to await the birth of their first child?

2. Why were the councilors undecided about what they should do with Elizabeth, and what choice did they eventually make?

3. Why did the queen's councilors want to wait before having Elizabeth marry, and how is it significant?

4. What choice did Mary make after Philip was excommunicated?

5. What was Mary's state of mind after Philip left ,and what was her attitude toward Elizabeth?

6. How did Mary feel about Philip, and why is it significant?

7. How did Elizabeth respond to being recalled to Whitehall by her sister, and why is it significant?

8. Why did Charles V put forth Philip of Spain as a candidate for marriage to Queen Mary?

9. What personal disadvantages did Mary have as Queen of England, and what did this foretell for her future reign?

10. Discuss Elizabeth's confinement in the Tower and what it revealed about her character?

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